The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1887-07-05
GOVERNMENT REFORM /!

asking thar il should begin with His Ma
ieStys privy purse. That message was ac-
cepted in good faith, and there was grand
torchlight procession to the Palace to thank
him-I carried torch in that procession
niyself-but il was followed by appropri-
ations enormously in excess of the revenue.
And again, in 1856, came another message
for retrenchment, but this time it didn't
wash. There was meeting ON former
occasion 70 protest against bad government,
and into the midst OF il some one came and
said, IT'S sll right; the King has appointed
new Ministry" and there were three cheers
for the King, and that was the last of il.
Are there any cheers to-day? loud cries
Of No, Noo The King was taken at his
word. ] noticed that there were no cheers
proposed for the King to-day. 1t is not suf-
ficient to have the King accept these reSolu-
tions; We must have new Constitution, and
must have IL now. Constitution Is n con-
tract, and if the King and the people both
agree TO change it, there is no violation of
constitutional rights and no revolution. II
we have let things come to this pitch, and
now take the King at his word, il is TO rely
ON wind. Let change III the Constitution
be the first and last, and only request if
necessary. but let that be the one to be in
sisted on till the last moment.
Hon. Paul Isenberg said that on many
points he agreed to these resolutions, but as
far as the new constitution was concerned he
was somewhat doubtful. Let il be done
legally. The subject had been broached the
previous day of his entering new Ministry.
If SO, he would not be Il party to pushing u
new constitution through in Il hurry. 1t
would not be legal unless carried by the Leg
islature. DR.. c. I. Rodgers: What Assem-
bly, gave Us our present. constitutional We
could have an extra session 10 pass the cou-
stitution, and another extra session to ratify
if. Kisses and applause He hoped all
he fri I'D, A
I We have been waiting six years. If so, we
could very well wait another. Great uproar
and cries of mo, no." DR.. Emerson: "We
won't wait another year." A.yoiee: ave
mean to have it now Cries of sit down'')
The speaker took his seat.
H. L. Swinton, said in Hawaiian, am not
going 10 speak in the English language be-
cause the haoles all think as I do. 1t has
been said that this meeting is called 10 incite
to kill the Hawaiians. / have ALWAYS been
called rebel. This is because l am not
afraid TO speak my mind, and my mind is
firm and clear that the government is false
[ and corrupt. My advice is stand by the reso-
lutious for new constitution and let Us not
be satisfied with promises by the King. Let
Us no. be satisfied when the King tells US he
has turned out the cabinet, what more do
you want. Let US follow the lead of Thurs
ton, and demand constitution,
Mr.. Alexander Young, who represented the
; Honolulu Iron Works, said he was proud to
stand upon the platform and look so many
honest men in the face. They were men who
not only looked what they meant, but meant
what they looked. He was no speaker, but a
thinker. He came here twenty-three years
ago, aud at one time, when travelling, he was
proud of living here. Lately he had done
some travelling, and had TO hide his face
when he found this flag sinking abroad.
de represented large class Of men not only
III this country, but all over the world. the
class he represented were the horny-hauded
sons or toll, who earned their honest dollar
and could lie down and sleep without il
burning them. He was ready to shoulder
mCsket to defend kalakaua, and not knave
Some had cOunsslled them to wait but he
said wait not, strike the iron while If is hot
halakaua had had great many years to let
rs see whether he was man or not. The
tension about our hearts had long been
strained, and to-day the strings had broken,
and we must express ourselves. He vas not
q lawyer, and could not tell whether We could
have Constitution in five minutes: but
necessity WIS the mother OF invention, and
We must get II as soon as possible There
was not coward II that asSembIy-nOs one,
though It Was not always wise to rush into
mischief. If the King would not DO what
was wanted, ne must be made TO DO It. Let
Us ersrclse patience and pHt the matter
II the hands OK people able 10 deal with l.
notleSlI- the same power would make an
Othar.
Ir- l. c. Ables, Who represented the clerks,
sad that he had come here u seek his for
tune, but hsd not seen 1t. He was an Auneri-
can, the stars and stripes was his ia- but
the Hawaiian flag would suit him IS we'll.
and he was EOIng 10 stay by It. Iue class
whom he represented wanted a new constftu-
tI0ni and they were going % have i. Hevas
lot lawyer, but he had bsen told By Law
yers that the constitution vas promulgated
by King. II could be done again. Some
would ask, Are you going TO get It" In Il
IustrGEI0n or his determination to have it. he
related AZ ausedots about q certain youth
who had eyInC5d an ind0mItabis determine
uOn n hunting for wood chuck Eherewith
to rs2aIe the appetite OF q hungry Methodist
preacher. The boy chased the wood chuck
into MS mole. i man came along and asked
the boy If ne could get him. Mister said
the boy, I've ggt to get hiE.;'' and for the
constitution we've got to hsv- -,
Hon. Cecil Brown said, IN h4waiiou Per
haps you ASK Why Is this meeting OF citizens:
Perhaps the thought may enter that It Is to
propose 20 Go evil to HawaIiaus. Not SO.
am 81 Hawaiian, and was born under this
Tag. and Under It Uly bones snail be buried
Has there oeeu good government IL the past
few yesaFss No. Has the Legislative right
been respected: No We want, then. a new
constitution We want the King TO think OF
the pdblIc good. nos OF MS personal ends
We have I1st seen tie Jubilee of Queen Vic
t6rIE, and If kgIakzGa EolId follow her e1-
ample, he might reign IS long. But If Oussa /
Victoria Tere- to act As badly as kalakaaa. [
she wOcld uJs i've an hour. Let Us. then. 7
- i0c uzw Constitution.
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plantation 3lsai, said Tat he represented I
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